Abidjan vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.3M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 47% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4778th and 1354th ($1198 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2 months in Houston. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6922nd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Houston

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	Abidjan	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$22380

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221